Mariposa comes from the Spanish tradition, meaning Butterfly.
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How popular is Mariposa?
2022peak year
Mariposa first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1975. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2022, 37 babies received the name (ranked #4012). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7513), with roughly 20 babies named Mariposa each year. Mariposa has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 380 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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